The Importance of Huskanaw Ceremonies among Powhatan Confederacy Indians A Huskanaw is a ceremony used by the Virginia Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy in which boys between the ages of ten and fifteen were prepared for manhood. Only fifteen of the finest young men in the tribe were chosen for the ceremony and it was considered a great honor to be chosen. In the Huskanaw ceremony‚ the boys were massed around the roots of a tree and five men came and gathered the chosen boys while enduring severe
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Ceremony The culture that I decided to pick was of native Americans from the World War II era. The book I analyzed to see into this culture was Ceremony. The main character’s name was Tayo and he was half Native American and half White. Tayo was raised on the Laguna Pueblo reservation by his grandmother‚ aunt‚ and his aunt’s husband after his mother had conceived him with a white man and left him. This leads to the major conflict of the story‚ in which Tayo was dealing with a clash of cultures between
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ST AUGUSTINE SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATION VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH Good morning to my fellow graduates‚ Madam Principal‚ Vice Principal‚ Parents‚ Teachers and specially invited guests. We! are graduating this morning. Can you believe that just five years ago we were in the very same positions as the current form ones are now? As we walked into these halls some of us were nervous‚ scared‚ some may have even been anxious on the first day of school. we had to figure out how we were going to fit in‚ in
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Roxboro Community School Graduation Speech Rubric 4 Communication: Exemplary; Outstanding ___Clever/Original introduction with a clear purpose and thesis ___Sustained eye contact with audience ___Excellent organization of ideas and supporting evidence ___Excellent volume‚ pitch variation‚ and steady rate ___Confident Manner/Voice: Glances infrequently at notes ___Demonstrates consistent ownership and enthusiasm ___Stance: feet planted and gestures are appropriate ___Correct pronunciation‚ grammar
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Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2017‚ Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We won’t have to worry about homework and grades anymore. We’ll have so much free time. We’ll finally be able to do whatever we want. Our parents can’t stop us anymore. Everything is finally going to work out. At least that’s what we all want to believe… The truth is‚ life just got way more complicated. Suddenly‚ we will no longer have the safety we’ve always counted on. We will have to fend for ourselves
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Greeting class of 2016; we did it. I would like to congratulate the School of Mayfield Secondary School on graduating. We reached here a short four years‚ now it’s time to leave. Seems like yesterday we were all shy little 14 year old’s walking into a huge school‚ trying to figure out where our class was located. It was terrifying walking into a school filled with people so much taller and older than us‚ and the Grade 12s; I didn’t even want to look at them without thinking we would get bullied.
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Here is your Chino Hills basketball starting line up; Lonzo Ball‚ Gelo Ball‚ Melo Ball‚ Eli Scott‚ and Onyeka Okongwu! These 5 guys are just a fraction of one big team who have become real winners in our hearts and really showed this nation who we are and what our basketball team is really made of. Now these guys aren’t just all basketball‚ yet it is year round for them‚ their also just regular beings like us. on March 23‚ 2016 our Journalism class sat down with these 5 guys and interviewed them
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Joseph Bradley has always been an outstanding Quarterback! Ever since playing junior football‚ standing at 6’4 now with a rocket arm‚ he has been the talk of the state. He was only 8 when he lost his mom and dad in a fatal car accident. This is what made his determination! Joe is now 17 years of age and is going into his senior year in high school‚ he says “This is my last year of high school football‚ I want to make something out of it. I don’t wanna be known only as a high school legend. I wanna
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Good evening‚ Going back to school for me was a no brainer decision for me. I’m active in the National Guard and the military loves college credits. It will help me get promoted to the next rank quicker and it will also open up doors for me to attend other military training. Not only will going back to school help me with my current career‚ but upon completion of my program‚ I will have options to explore other fields of professions. Organizational leadership skills can take me a long way with departments
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For the past 4 years‚ I’ve only dreamt of this moment. Graduating high school and leaving everything behind to create a new life. To explore the world‚ to discover the unknown‚ to discover myself. The time has come and I don’t think I could be more excited to take it all on‚ but Massabesic I want you to know I’ll never forget you. All of the sports events and pep-rallies‚ we won together and we lost together. We hugged and screamed and cried‚ we experienced suspense and pain and thrill. We did it
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